Man wanted in shooting death of Helping Hand Mission volunteer arrested in Massachusetts

Marcus Walton, 29, was charged with murder in the death of Charlie Cook Debnam.

Massachusetts State Police said they received information that Walton was hiding out at an apartment in Revere, Mass., on Friday. When law enforcement officers knocked on the door, Walton tried to jump from the window, according to officials.

Volunteer, drum major killed in drive-by shooting outside Helping Hand Mission

Police on the ground talked Walton into surrendering while he was sitting on the window sill and preparing to jump, officials said.

Walton has eight prior arrests in Wake County dating back to 2014, including a breaking and entering charge last year.

Police said Debnam was volunteering at Helping Hand on Saturday, July 31. He walked across the street to buy Gatorade around 7:30 p.m., and two cars began shooting at one another, killing Debnam in the crossfire, according to board member Heather Richardson.

Other volunteers heard the noise and thought it was fireworks.

"He had big dream, big plans and everything is gone," said Helping Hand Mission executive director Sylvia Wiggins.

Wiggins said Debnam is the fourth band member to die from gun violence since 2009.

"We have got to hit the reset button," said Wiggins. "That could have been any of these kids. They go across the street every single day ... it could have been anybody."

Debnam's family said their strong faith tells them justice will prevail.

"We just knew because of who we are and because of who God is that, he was not going to let us go long without knowing who did this to our nephew," said Debnam's aunt Taneka Newkirk.

Walton was booked into the State Police-Revere Barracks Massachusetts, and North Carolina law enforcement agencies are coordinating Walton's return to North Carolina